Michael_Clark_(English_footballer)
Michael Clark (English footballer)
English footballer
Michael Clark (born 5 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for St Albans City, as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Albert Clark | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-09-05) 5 September 1997 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St Albans City | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2016 | Leyton Orient | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Leyton Orient | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → East Thurrock United (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → East Thurrock United (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 2018 | Braintree Town | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | Concord Rangers | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | St Albans City | 23 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Braintree Town | 18 | (1) |
| 2020– | St Albans City | 18 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:22, 2 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
Clark captained the Leyton Orient youth team during the 2015–16 campaign, winning the South East and West Youth Merit League.
In his first season as a pro, Clark was sent on loan to East Thurrock United at the start of the 2016–17 season,[1] making 35 appearances in all competitions and scoring four goals. This included the second in the 2–0 win over Colchester United in their Essex Senior Cup quarter-final on 4 January 2017.[2]
Clark was recalled from his loan and drafted into the Leyton Orient first team squad in February 2017,[3] and made his debut as a second-half substitute for Tom Parkes in the 1–0 league defeat at home to Cheltenham Town on 25 February 2017.[4]
A second loan spell at East Thurrock was announced on 15 December 2017, initially to run for one month.[5]
On 29 June 2018, Clark agreed to join newly promoted National League side Braintree Town.[6]
- As of match played 27 November 2021.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leyton Orient | 2016–17[7] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017–18[7] | National League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| East Thurrock United (loan) | 2016–17[7][8] | National League South | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
| 2017–18[7] | National League South | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 51 | 2 | |||
| Braintree Town | 2018–19[7] | National League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Concord Rangers | 2018–19[7] | National League South | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| St Albans City | 2018–19[7] | National League South | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| Braintree Town | 2019–20[7][9] | National League South | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| St Albans City | 2019–20[7] | National League South | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21[7][10] | National League South | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[7] | National League South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 124 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 140 | 5 | ||
- Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- "Alderson and Clark link up with non-league sides". Leyton Orient F.C. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- "East Thurrock see off Colchester to march into Essex Senior Cup semi-finals". Basildon Canvey Southend Echo. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- "Coventry in the dark over Clark as Leyton Orient bosses run the rule over loan defender". Thurrock Gazette. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- "Leyton Orient 0–1 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. 25 February 2017.
- "Clark agrees Rocks loan". Leyton Orient F.C. 15 December 2017.
- "Michael Clark & Lyle Della-Verde: Braintree Town sign duo". BBC Sport. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- "M. Clark". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round East Thurrock United 2 - 3 Whitehawk". Football Web Pages. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
For FA Trophy third qualifying round: "FA Trophy East Thurrock United 2 - 0 Margate". Football Web Pages. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2019. - For FA Trophy third qualifying round: "Braintree Town FC on Twitter". Braintree Town F.C. Twitter. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- "Michael Clark Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 2 December 2021.